Vitra - Miniatures collection La Mamma
La Mamma (Donna) is completely in tune with the spirit of Pop Art and Gaetano Pasce’s predilection for anthropomorphic forms. The chair was designed to resemble a prehistoric figure of female fertility, with a ball attached to symbolize captivity. The unconventional nature of the form also applies to the construction and marketing of the chair which was one of a series of six.
For over two decades, the Vitra Design Museum has been producing miniature replicas of the furniture design milestones of its collection. The Miniatures Collection encompasses the entire history of industrial furniture design, moving from historicism and art nouveau to the Bauhaus and the new objectivity, from radical design and postmodernism to the present day. Exactly 1/6 the size of the historical originals, the chairs are all scaled and recreate with precision the smallest details of construction, material, color. The high standard of authenticity also extends to the natural grain of the wood, the reproduction of the vines and the elaborate artisanal techniques involved. This made miniatures popular collectibles, as well as artwork ideal for universities, design schools and architects.
Gaetano Pesce
Gaetano Pesce was born in La Spezia in 1939 and graduated from Architecture of Venice, he achieved a prominent position in numerous fields – architecture, interior design, graphic design. He has carried out numerous projects, such as: the Hubin house in Paris, the organic building in Osaka, the mourmans gallery in Knokke-le zoute, Belgium. But also important are the Schumann residence in New York and the glass elements of the Palais des beaux arts in Lille. His fame as an architect is also due to his experimentation in the field of industrial design and furnishings which led to the development and creation of armchairs, such as the up series, tables and lamps. For a long time he has been entertaining relationships with important companies such as B&B italia Italia, Cassina and Vitra international. He also gave birth to the New York companies Fish design and open Sky for the development and production of objects, lighting elements and jewellery. Gaetano Pesce's works are exhibited in the permanent collections of some of the most important museums in the world: the museum of modern art and the metropolitan museum of art in New York, the museum of modern art in San Francisco, the Victoria and Albert museum in London , the musée des arts décoratifs and the center Geoges Pompidou in Paris and the musée des arts décoratifs and the center canadien d'architecture in Montréal. In 1996 a major retrospective of his work was held in Paris at the center Geoges Pompidou.
Vitra is a Swiss company that produces furniture and interior design. Known for producing the works of important designers and architects.The headquarters are located in Weil am Rhein, Germany, where the famous Vitra Design Museum is also located.This story starts in the post-war years, when two Americans, both architects, Charles and Ray Eames, decided to help a furniture dealer.The collaboration led them to design and then produce masterpieces for interior design, which are still very current today.
